Research Article
Prevalence of Hypertension in a Tribal Land Locked Population at High Altitude
Table 1
Demographic profile of study participants and prevalence of hypertension among study participants.
| | Age group (years) | Number (%) | Mean age (SD) | Hypertensive
(%) | Nonhypertensive
(%) | | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
| | 20–29 | 56 (14.0) | 17 (4.2) | 73 (18.2) | 24.89 (2.77) | 25.76 (2.61) | 25.10 (2.74) | 1 (0.2) | — | 1 (0.2) | 55 (13.7) | 17 (2.61) | 72 (18.0) | | 30–39 | 82 (20.4) | 60 (15.0) | 142 (35.4) | 33.66 (3.03) | 34.45 (3.72) | 33.99 (3.35) | 16 (4.0) | — | 16 (4.0) | 66 (16.5) | 60 (15.0) | 126 (31.4) | | 40–49 | 76 (19.0) | 27 (6.7) | 103 (25.7) | 44.16 (2.45) | 44.37 (3.34) | 44.21 (2.70) | 8 (2.0) | 7 (1.7) | 15 (3.7) | 68 (17.0) | 20 (5.0) | 88 (21.9) | | 50–59 | 30 (7.5) | 16 (4.0) | 46 (11.5) | 55.50 (2.56) | 53.69 (2.82) | 54.87 (2.76) | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (1.0) | 27 (6.7) | 15 (3.7) | 42 (10.5) | | ≥60 | 26 (6.5) | 11 (2.7) | 37 (9.2) | 64.54 (5.83) | 65.55 (4.43) | 64.84 (5.41) | 7 (1.7) | — | 7 (1.7) | 19 (4.7) | 11 (2.7) | 30 (7.5) |
| | Total | 270 (67.3) | 131 (32.7) | 401 (100.0) | 40.19 (12.64) | 40.33 (11.60) | 40.23 (12.30) | 35 (8.7) | 8 (2.0) | 43 (10.7) | 235 (58.6) | 123 (30.7) | 358 (89.3) |
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